desafortunadamente
[d̪esafoɾt̪uˌnað̞aˈmẽn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“desafortunadamente” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,413 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #7,413
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 18
- letters
- 27
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - De una manera desafortunada.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desafortunadamente |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [d̪esafoɾt̪uˌnað̞aˈmẽn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Frequency rank | #7,413 |
| Misspellings tracked | 27 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “desafortunadamente” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for desafortunadamente is 18 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪esafoɾt̪uˌnað̞aˈmẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,413 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "De una manera desafortunada.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 27 likely wrong-spelling variants for desafortunadamente, with forms such as "ddesafortunadamente", "deasfortunadamente", and "desaffortunadamente". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is desafortunadamente, spelled D-E-S-A-F-O-R-T-U-N-A-D-A-M-E-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1De una manera desafortunada.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddesafortunadamente,deasfortunadamente,desaffortunadamente,desaforrtunadamente,desafortnuadamente,desaforttunadamente,desafortuandamente,desafortunaadmente,desafortunadaemnte,desafortunadamenet,desafortunadamennte,desafortunadamentte,desafortunadametne,desafortunadammente,desafortunadamnete,desafortunaddamente,desafortunadmaente,desafortundaamente,desafortunnadamente,desaforutnadamente,desafotrunadamente,desafrotunadamente,desaofrtunadamente,desfaortunadamente,dessafortunadamente,dseafortunadamente,edsafortunadamente
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desafortunadamente - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “desafortunadamente”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-S-A-F-O-R-T-U-N-A-D-A-M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪esafoɾt̪uˌnað̞aˈmẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.